India, Aug. 7 -- Popular streamer and YouTuber Asmongold has been banned from Twitch after a recent livestream created a widespread backlash over his comments about immigrants and their children.

The suspension appeared on his secondary Twitch channel, Zackrawrr, on August 6, with a notice saying he could not stream because of a violation of Twitch's Community Guidelines.

Twitch has not explained what rule was violated, and Asmongold has not released a statement. However, many users on Reddit and X believe the ban is linked to remarks he made during an August 3 livestream, where he said he would "shoot" immigrants, including children, and later called immigrants "savages."

The controversy began during Asmongold's August 3 livestream wh...